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http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationBlogEngine.NET 1.6.1.6en-UShttps://www.biblearchaeology.org/opml.axdAssociates for Biblical ResearchAssociates For Biblical Research0.0000000.000000Ross Kunkler on Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient TimesI wish I could go to see this exhibit again but I cannot. I saw the Dead Sea Scrolls on December 18, 2012 with my Dad in the Discovery Times Square Expo. When we walked in, I saw Genesis 12:2 in Hebrew and heard it, then in English. We then saw the canopic jars, ossuaries, coins, altars for sacrifices, and housewares. Then we saw all of the Biblical and other scrolls. They were the same as what the Bible says today. But the greatest moment was reading and hearing the world's oldest copy of the 10 Commandments. (Exodus 20, Deuteronomy 5) When I got to the machine and pressed the buttons to hear it read in english, I was amazed to hear Exodus 20:5-6, &quot;You shall not bow down yourself to them, nor serve them, For I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, and showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love me and keep my commands.&quot; Everything made me cry deeply throughout. But I cried more in more loving peace than I ever thought possible in my lifetime. There was a man standing next to me at that moment. But I didn't care. It was even more special because I had recently learned earlier that year God is love and he loves me through a little girl singing &quot;All I Ask Of You&quot; from Phantom of the Opera. (I John 4:16, John 13:36) Then I had studied from I Corinthians 13, just how much God's love extends throughout the whole world. This exhibit showed me that love in a big way. Then I touched the Western Wall and placed this prayer there. I wrote, &quot;Dear God, please help Michael Bellitto to know that you are a father to the fatherless and a husband to the widow. Let him see that you are his Abba Father and Jesus your son wants him to have an abundant life. In Jesus' name, Amen. Afterwords, my Dad and I bought at the gift shop, the hardcover of the Dead Sea Scrolls Bible and a dove flying over Jerusalem ornament, bought lunch at a deli, ate at a red table in the middle of Times Square and went home. It was the best day of my life. Never had I felt such peace, joy and love before. All people have to see this exhibit. Even thinking about it makes me cry. I'm so glad you got to see it. https://www.biblearchaeology.org/post/2012/05/17/Dead-Sea-Scrolls-Life-and-Faith-in-Biblical-Times.aspx#id_26749700-4c08-4aa4-aa74-3cb0a3108f91
Ross Kunklerhttps://www.biblearchaeology.org/post/2012/05/17/Dead-Sea-Scrolls-Life-and-Faith-in-Biblical-Times.aspx#id_26749700-4c08-4aa4-aa74-3cb0a3108f91Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:33:36 -0500Ross Kunklerhttps://www.biblearchaeology.org/pingback.axdhttps://www.biblearchaeology.org/post/2012/05/17/Dead-Sea-Scrolls-Life-and-Faith-in-Biblical-Times.aspx#id_26749700-4c08-4aa4-aa74-3cb0a3108f91https://www.biblearchaeology.org/post/2012/05/17/Dead-Sea-Scrolls-Life-and-Faith-in-Biblical-Times.aspx#id_26749700-4c08-4aa4-aa74-3cb0a3108f91#commenthttps://www.biblearchaeology.org/syndication.axd?post=26749700-4c08-4aa4-aa74-3cb0a3108f91